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PROMOTION
The Shoe BoxThis traditional shoe repairer has been in Haslemere
for 15 years, with proprietor Andrew Nicolaou, a shoemakers son,
taking over the reins in 2002.
The shop, at the top end of West Street, caters for all shoe
repairs from ladies heels to gentlemens Goodyear welted shoes, and
can also solve more awkward requirements such as tightening of
calfs in boots, and mending hard-to-reach zips.
We also offer a computerised engraving service, and have Rolex
trained members of staff who can seal with repairs, pressure
testing and watch straps while you wait, says Andrew, who works in
the shop full-time along with his wife Angela and two other members
of staff.
The Shoe Box, 1a West Street, GU27 2AB, 01428 652344
Using their loaf:bakers Nathanand Ross
The GranaryThe Granary is a craft bakery where father and sons,
master bakers Duncan, Nathan and Ross produce a wide range of
breads and confectionary, handmade and fresh every day.
Between us we produce up to 40 different breads depending on the
season, from whites and browns to red wine and date loaves,
explains Duncan.
Regular favourites include assorted ryes and multigrain,
sourdoughs, spelt and yeast free. The bakers also produce a
tempting array of sa-vouries, sandwiches, croissants, pastries and
confectionary, plus cheese, butter, milk, jams, crisps, drinks.
This, combined with a friendly and knowledgeable service makes a
visit to The Granary an all round genu-ine delight!
The Granary, 32 West Street, Haslemere, GU27 2AB, 01428
653226
58 High Street, Haslemere, Surrey GU27 2LA
Tel: 01428 643195
Situated at the top of the High Street,facing the Georgian House
Hotel.
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FASHION
Step into Spring
Off -the-shoulder numbers are set to be big this season, and
look sexy once the weather warms up.
Zips are already making a huge impact on the fashion pack. Wear
yours as big and bold as you like, and pay homage to 80s
power-dressing.
Bold colours never fail to crawl out of the fashion closet when
the sun starts shining. Big for 2009 are pink, turquoise and
yellow. Skirts, jackets, shirts, shoes and scarves, the bolder the
better!
Print is still very on-trend for this spring. Paisley, animal or
checked, there are no rules, so go with what suits you best.
Remember: the bigger the print, the more slimming it will be.
Flower power is back, but with a much more retro and feminine
feel than the hippy looks that have been around over the past
couple of years. Floral patterns are a must-have this season, and
the brighter the better. And dont worry about clashing either.
Hooray spring has finally sprung! And that means putting your
winter wardrobe firmly out of reach and embracing the new looks for
this season. Cat Jarman takes a sneak preview of the brightest and
boldest spring must-haves
Be bold and show off your shoulders
in this cute dress from Betty Jackson
The Barn: pink is back for 2009
Go nautical with Tommy Hilfiger (right and above)
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Capture your garden at its best. Photograph it, put it on canvas
of any size and enjoy it all year
round, either for yourself or a iend
Call Millie Kohler on 07780 677178or visit
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Monochrome gives you a sophisticated and crisp look, and is
certainly back with a bang (hooray!). Audrey and Marilyn eat your
heart out for the woman-about-town, this is power dressing at its
best.
Nautical is everywhere for 2009. Red, white and blue and
nautical emblems never fail to impress once the sun starts shining.
Team brass buttons with a nautical scarf for added wow factor.
Shrugs are perfect for keeping things looking cool not frumpy in
springs sleeveless frocks. Go for a bright colour or black.
Blazers are brilliant and versatile for this time of year. The
trend has moved back to the simple single-breasted for added chic.
Lightweight linen or similar is perfect for warmer
temperatures.
Mac is back thank goodness! A sleek mac is both classic and
cool, and perfect to keep you dry from the April showers. Light and
bright colours seem to prevail this season, with a particular
emphasis on white. A good mac will work well with layering over the
rest of your spring collection.
Local stockists
The Barn Clothing at Meeka , West Street, 01428 644911Betty
Jackson at Blush , High Street, 01428 656412TommyHilfigeratDavids ,
High Street, 01428 643195DressagencyatSecondThoughts , High Street,
01428 643349
CREDITCRUNCHTIP:If cashisabit tight, why not look in to a
second-hand dress agency? The good ones haveaconstantturn-overof
thelatesttrends, at a fraction of the price!
Rocking the Monochrome look Betty Jackson
Floral: the bigger and
brighter the better at
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HEALTH
Staying healthy during the Easter egg-stravaganza
Being healthy during Easter doesnt mean you have to go without
your favourite foods. Easter, after all, is a time for celebrating
with family and friends, and eating is part of the celebration.
By making a couple of small achievable changes, you can have a
guilt-free Easter surrounded by delicious food. Of course you can
have some chocolate, but try and track down some organic dark
chocolate; the higher the cocoa content, the higher the level of
health-enhancing anti-oxidants.
Teenagers often enjoy a CD or music download voucher just as
much as chocolate (and their dentist will certainly thank you).
Younger children are often happy with one or two eggs and perhaps a
favourite book, comic or even a cinema ticket, which will keep them
occupied during the holidays.
A couple of days before the Easter break it is worth jotting
down an Easter menu plan if you have an idea of what you are going
to eat each day, you will be less likely to end up grabbing a ready
meal or take-away. Shopping online is time-saving and makes it
easier to avoid the calorie-laden temptations that pack the
supermarket aisles at this time of year.
Some ideas for a guilt free Easter SundayBreakfast
Oat and seed muesli or home-made granola with vanilla yoghurt
and fresh berries.Including some slow release carbohydrates such as
oats will boost your energy levels during the day.Or for a real
treat, try some smoked salmon and scrambled eggs on a granary seed
bagel. Having some protein at breakfast will keep you feeling
fuller longer, and make it easier to resist chocolate treats.
LunchGo for a lighter option such as poached salmon you could
serve this with watercress and crme fraiche sauce, some new
potatoes and fresh broccoli.Oilyfishispackedfullof
brainboostingomega3fats,andwatercress and broccoli are a great
non-dairy source of calcium, the mineral needed for healthy
bones.For a more traditional choice, try new season English lamb
with potatoes,andsweetpotatoes,richinfibreandfullof
iron,roastedtogether with garlic, rosemary and a little olive oil.
Add some lightly cooked spring cabbage and steamed carrots and you
have a traditional roast with a healthy twist.For pudding try a
slice of rich homemade almond sponge cake, this
isveryfillingandalittlegoesalongway.Tryservingwithdeliciousrhubarb
compte, lightly spiced with ginger. Ginger is a wonderful way to
end a meal and can help digestion.
Tea-time and beyondEaster wouldnt be Easter without hot cross
buns. Most supermarkets now sell wholemeal or low fat varieties,
but try not to smother with too much butter, as this piles on the
calories instead drizzle on some fragrant local honey.Lastly, and
most importantly of all, relax and enjoy yourself !
Rebecca Weller is a nutritional therapist and health writer who
practises in Haslemere. Contact:
[email protected];
www.thenutritionconsultants.com
With Easter just around the corner, and the shops full of
chocolate, hot cross buns and other tempting treats, its easy to
get side-tracked and forget about healthy eating. Local
nutritionist Rebecca Weller has advice on hand to keep you on
track
Dental care is more important than ever, yet many people are
still too afraid, or cannot afford, to go to the dentist. Life in
Haslemere has teamed up with the Haslemere Dental Centre (HDC) in
Wey Hill, to offer readers the chance to voice any worries about
oral health they might have, but havent been able to get onto a
local dental register to do so
Dr Barry J Oulton (pictured) obtained his Masters level at the
Aesthetic Advantage in West Palm Beach, Florida and was taught by
New York based Dr Larry Rosenthal, whose patients include the likes
of Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas.
He travels internationally to teach on the Aesthetic Advantage
courses. HequalifiedfromtheUniversityof Leedsin1993.
After completing a postgraduate year near Liverpool,
he moved to London and worked in and around the city until
launching Haslemere Dental Centre in September 1999. After studying
for a further three years he was awarded the Diploma in
PostgraduateDentistrybytheUniversityof Bristol.
He is committed to continuing education and the experience he
has allows him, with the help of his committed team, to provide the
highest quality of care.
Barry has had the practice for 10 years, and lives in Haslemere
with his two daughters.
Your teeth matter If you have any questions for Barry about your
dental health, no matter how big or small, you can write in to Life
in Haslemere magazine, where Barry will be only too pleased to help
you with your worry.
Send your questions to: Ask the Dentist, Life Magazines Ltd, 22
High Street, Petersfield, GU32 3JL
Advice will be published in a future issue of the magazine.
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PROFILE
Theres nothing like a good old-fashioned adventure story, Kate
tells me over the phone. Although I have never met her
before, she is bright and breezy, and I feel like we could chat
all afternoon.
But with a Writing Festival to
make finishing touches to, and work well underway for her third
feature-length novel, Citadel, which will be published in 2010,
Kate, from near Chichester, does not have a lot of spare time on
her hands.
Her first novel, Labyrinth, has sold five million copies to date
worldwide, and has been published in no less than 38 languages, and
Sepulchre, which followed a year later, has sold another
million.
She remains modest though: I have been very lucky, she says. I
have been published extremely well. Its never just about the book.
Everyone in the team has to work really hard to make a
best-seller.
Her fact-based fiction is carefully researched from the outset
Kate has set up numerous websites including mosselabyrinth.co.uk
and sepulchre.co.uk, combining sharing the process of writing with
her inspiration for her novels to others.
This inspiration draws back to the landscape and history of
South West France. The strong sense of place portrayed in these
novels, believes Kate, has found an audience, who enjoy the
familiarity throughout her soon-to-be three novels of recurring
themes in landscape and history.
But perhaps it is her genuine passion for writing and everything
that goes with it that makes Kate stand out. Not only does she have
millions of fans of her own work worldwide, but also she
continually engages with others in the process of writing, the
mechanics, the nitty-gritty, and the sharing of ideas.
This initiative involves her husband, Greg, who established a
creative writing programme at West Dean College, near
Chichester.
Together they created the Chichester Writing Festival, giving
writers the opportunity to come together in a series of seminars
and panel talks, with, for 2009, the likes of Julie Walters, who
also lives in Sussex, Ian Rankin and Sandi Toksvig among the
headliners over the last weekend of March.
Its a very unique thing when up and coming writers can get free,
good and honest advice from the people who are in the know, says
Kate, and its really pleasant for us to be able to mix with other
industry professionals you may not think it, but we all enjoy
learning from each other on an ongoing basis!
We cant wait to see what happens in 2010.
Following the success of the first two Chichester Writing
Festivals, multi-million-selling author Kate Mosse talks to Life in
Haslemere about what inspires her, and how the third Writing
Festival is bigger and better than ever. By Cat Jarman
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1. Chicks vs. chickens?Its great for children and adults to
incubate eggs or buy very young chicks. But be prepared to get
cockerels (noisy!) and decide whether to dispatch them. We
recommend buying girls at point of lay (16-18 weeks old).
2. What to look out forA clean environment, clear bright eyes,
clean nostrils, clean smooth legs and clean vent area. Make sure
they have not been de-beaked, a sign that, as chicks, they have
been very highly intensively reared.
3. What varieties to buy?All Rhode Red Island hybrid varieties
will have a placid nature (great pets) with a large annual
production of eggs (between 250- 300 per year). You can mix the
varieties allow for a settling in period - you particularly need to
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4. When will they start laying?Anywhere between 18-21 weeks,
maximum laying capability is usually for 2.5 - 3 years.
5. How many do I keep?Its addictive! We recommend starting with
three or four girls, but buy a coop for six to eight in order for
you to potentially expand your flock.
6. What kind of coop do I need? Your best bet is to buy a
chicken house which has been properly built, using treated wood and
a sturdy run, this should last you for a minimum of 15 years.
7. The economics? Once set up, keeping four chickens can save
you 270.00 a year on fresh eggs.
Based in Grayshott, Purchase Farm is the home of Golden Valley
Poultry, where you will nd a wide variety of chickens for sale.
Keeping chickens has become extremely popular over the last few
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keeping chickens.
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HERITAGE
Hatchlands: A closer look
Last year was the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Louisburg
in which naval hero Edward Boscawen, commander of British naval
forces, defeated the French during the Seven Years War. The
Admiral, known as Old Dreadnought to his men, profited handsomely
from a glittering naval career and was able to finance the
construction of a splendid country house at East Clandon near
Guildford.
Hatchlands Park was built during the 1750s at a time when
Boscawen was often away at sea. He nevertheless took a great
interest in the project which was supervised in his absence by his
capable wife, Fanny.
With great foresight, the couple engaged the young Robert Adam
to design the interior shortly after his return from Italy. The
exuberant style for which Adam became renowned had yet to mature,
but there are hints of things to come, particularly in the elegant
ceilings of the Saloon and Library which celebrate the Admirals
maritime career.
Sadly, Boscawen did not have long to enjoy his new home, dying
in 1761 of a fever, aged 49. Today, Sir Joshua Reynoldss portrait
of Boscawen hangs in the Drawing Room just as it may have done all
those years ago.
Fanny sold the house in 1770 and a succession of owners have
each left their
mark upon it. Most notable of these was Lord Stuart Rendel who
between 1888 and 1913 carried out an extensive campaign of
remodelling of the house, including the creation of a new entrance
in the east front and the addition of an annexe to house the music
room. Its grand baroque interior sits a little uncomfortably
alongside Boscawens neat neo-classical house.
It was Rendels grandson Harry, a noted architect and musician,
who gave Hatchlands to the National Trust in 1959. The house had
been largely emptied of its contents, except for two important pier
tables in the style of William Kent, now in the Saloon, and once
belonging to the Boscawens.
A succession of tenants followed, including at one point a girls
school, and by the time it reverted back to the National Trust in
the 1980s, the house was in sad decline. Happily, its fortunes were
reversed by the inspired decision to lease it to the artist and
musical instrument collector, Alec Cobbe, whose family have distant
connections with Hatchlands and who for generations were noted
collectors of paintings, furniture and curiosities.
Cobbe had established his credentials by carrying out
imaginative schemes for display at houses like Petworth, Nostell
Priory and Powis Castle, and at Hatchlands began a
collaboration with the National Trust to resurrect and refurnish
the property, largely with works of art from his own family
collection.
The beauty of this arrangement, so different from other historic
houses that appear frozen in time, is that it is organic and
changing. Today visitors can experience a functioning family home
as well as the coherent and imaginative regeneration of its
interiors. The particular coup for the National Trust, however,
must be the outstanding collection of keyboard instruments
assembled by Alec Cobbe and placed on permanent display by the
Cobbe Collection Trust.
The collection is one of the largest of its kind connected to
great composers and includes instruments played by Bach, Chopin and
Elgar. Maintained in playing condition, they have inspired a series
of concerts that take place each year in the music room.
Hatchlands Park, East Clandon, GU4 7RT, 01483 222482,
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hatchlands
For the Cobbe Collection Trust visit
www.cobbecollection.co.uk
Art historian and tour guide Stephen Richardson visits
Hatchlands Park, a neo-classical country house with a twist of the
unexpected on the outskirts of Guildford
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Schools around
detailed directory listing of local schools
Haslemere Preparatory School for boys has formed a federation
with St Ives School for girls
While both are strongly committed to single-sex education,
Headteachers Patrick Wenham (Haslemere Prep) and Sian Cattaneo (St
Ives) believe that making the move to work closely on a number of
initiatives and projects will be beneficial to pupils.
Sian, who has been Headteacher at St Ives for seven years,
explains that although girls and boys learn in different ways, it
is important for children to be able to interact with the opposite
sex while the schools focus
on the individual needs in their own right.
Single-sex education has changed dramatically over the years,
she says. Children are able to gain so much more from tailored
activities for their gender and age.
Both are non-selection entry schools with a class average of
10.
Patrick, who took over as Headteacher at Haslemere Prep this
year, echoes this point of view. Many of our nursery activities are
already joined, and we feel it makes sense to take advantage of our
close proximity and like-minded attitude to education.
Some of these joint activities include a visit to the nurseries
from Cliff
Wright, Illustrator of the multi-million selling Harry Potter
series, and a joint Easter egg hunt.
By September the schools will be using the same term dates,
which will make life much easier for parents with children at both
schools. From the beginning of next term the two schools will be
offering a sibling
discount, and shared transport arrangements are being
discussed.
It is great to be able to share ideas on education, and,
ultimately, pass on the benefit to our pupils, says Patrick.
In addition, the schools are in the process of partnering with
the Haslemere Chamber of Commerce in a number of initiatives.
Melissa King, who will take over as President of the Chamber in
April, is excited about this prospect: Both schools are a large
employer in the town and the chamber is looking forward to
strengthening relationships within the educational sector, and
likewise giving the schools the opportunity to be more involved
with the local business community.
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Bohunt SchoolReaching new heights Located on the Hampshire,
Surrey and West Sussex borders, Bohunt School is a successful and
oversubscribed secondary school for 11-16 year olds, described in
our recent Ofsted report as good with outstanding features.
A popular place to learn Central to our success is the belief
that every individual is capable of making a positive and
significant contribution to society. We offer the best standards of
teaching and learning, have high expectations of all our students
and take every opportunity to recognise and award achievement. Our
language specialism and caring approach ensures that our students
leave us as well-rounded individuals with an international
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We have been oversubscribed for the last decade. Our good
reputation is due to the increasingly excellent academic results
our students achieve, and the care and support they receive while
they are with us. The majority come from four local villages: Liss,
Liphook, Greatham and Grayshott, and 30 per cent travel from
outside the catchment area.
Bohunt was one of the first grant maintained schools to gain
foundation status. We control our own admissions and finances and,
as a result, have been able to make numerous improvements to our
facilities, including the construction of a new four-classroom
teaching block. Bohunt provides a welcoming and exciting place for
students to learn.
Our mission
Bohunt School and Language College will equip its pupils to be
socially, technologically, economically and politically adept
citizens in a continually changing world.
The following will enable pupils to utilise the full range of
opportunities to maximise their potential at Bohunt:
High quality teaching in stimulating and challenging learning
environments.
Access to an extensive range of learning resources and
opportunities.
Opportunities to develop trusting relationships.
Being known, cared about and belonging.
A calm, peaceful environment where everyone feels safe, valued
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Learning and leisure opportunities for all members of our
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A partnership between school, home and the wider community.
Our values are:
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These are exciting times at St Edmunds, with some 18 months work
and preparation coming to fruition in this academic year
In September 2008, the school became fully co-educational,
welcoming girls from 2 to 13. The school can now extend a St
Edmunds education to the many girls in the pre-prep school and of
course welcome girls from outside.
Our girls have a tailored programme of sports, pastimes and
activities under the experienced leadership of our Head of Girls,
Jane Olle, says Registra Karen Subba Rowe.
Alongside them, the boys continue to receive their own specific
programme as before, as well as many shared activities.
We sit in 40 acres of beautiful grounds and woodland, with a
magnificent indoor pool, an all-weather pitch for netball,
tennis
and hockey and a nine-hole golf course, she adds.
Both boys and girls enjoy the extensive breadth of opportunities
offered at St. Edmunds in the academic, sport, music, drama
and activity programmes, which include optional Saturday morning
activities and flexi-boarding designed to fit in with the busy
lives of children and their families.
Highfield school in Liphook has a number of reasons to
celebrate
With 227 pupils (100 girls and 127 boys), Highfield is a winner
of OFSTEDs Outstanding Boarding School award.
Although entrance is non-selective, results remain outstanding
also, with 100 per cent Common Entrance success in the past decade
and no less than 27 scholarships in the last three years alone,
many of these in the art sector.
Various sporting achievements include an unbeaten record of 269
points in the local rugby league, with only three tries conceded,
plus an unbeaten hockey team and
Under 12s netball team.
The cross-country team has a number of feathers to its bow,
including winning the English schools regional final, the District
and Hampshire Championships and coming third in the nationals.
Headteacher Phillip Evitt describes Highfield pupils as happy,
confident without arrogance, charming, intelligent and engaged.
Among Highfields exit schools are Eton, Winchester, Charterhouse
and Sherborne for boys and Downe House, Sherbourne and St Swithuns
for girls. Co-educational exits include Marlborough, Wellington,
Bryanston, Canford and Millfield.
Highfield reasons to be cheerful
Experimenting: St Edmunds pupils in
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www.barrowhills.org.uk
A successful, co-educational, 3 13 Catholic day school welcoming
children of all denominations and
supporting them within a caring Christian ethos.
Come and join us for our Open Morning. Guided tours available
anytime between
10am and 12 noon.
For more information please call Pandora Pellett on 01428 683639
or e-mail [email protected]
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All in all a delight and one of the most innovative and
successful boarding and day preps going
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OPEN MORNINGSaturday 16th May9.30am - 12pm
What started off as a small-scale fundraising event has now
become a much larger affair, and two years later Woolmer Hill are
making regular appearances at local events to raise money for the
Kenyan school.
The pupils have benefited greatly from the project and have
begun to understand what it's like for the students and children
that live in the area of Kalando Secondary School.
Among other things, it has
given children an insight into the daily routines and how a
simple thing such as Fair Trade is able to contribute to their
families. Money raised has also successfully been used to build two
new classrooms that are all being done up slowly.
So far we have raised approximately 1,000 and are on the rise
from that, holding stalls at the Haslemere Christmas Market and at
the May Fair, says pupil Carmen Powell, who set up
the Kalando Secondary School scheme with fellow pupil Jack
Robson.
There have also been regular stalls at the school which have
raised half of our total money so far, and we couldnt have achieved
that without the support of the pupils and eachers at Woolmer Hill,
who have been a really big help in promoting our schemes, she
adds.
www.kalandosecondaryschool.com
Woolmer Hills Kenyan linkAfter a day learning about life at
school in Kenya, pupils at Woolmer Hill School decided they wanted
to help children at the Kalando Secondary School
Woolmer Hill teacher Mrs Bean with Kenyan teachers
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An independent prep school in 40 beautiful acres for boys and
girls.
Please call Karen Subba Row: 01428 609875.e:
[email protected]
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St. Co-Edmunds
Boys and now girls from ages 2 - 13.
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In what is only their second competitive season, the under 19s
basketball squad at Godalming College has slam-dunked their way to
the national finals of the British Colleges Sport tournament
The tournament will be held at Loughborough University this
summer.
After an impressive victory over favourites Richmond Basketball
Academy in the south east qualifying tournament, Godalmings 12-man
squad will now represent the region in its defence of the national
title against eight other elite squads.
Kevin Broad, deputy head of PE at Godalming, says: Considering
that basketball started here as a lunchtime club, to have a
competitive squad that plays and wins at the highest level is an
amazing achievement. They are going from strength to strength under
coach Brian Hirschfield.
The colleges basketball squad is also currently competing in the
Surrey 6th Form Colleges league, which they won in 2008, and the
English Schools Basketball Association cup.
Alongside main studies AS/A-levels, BTECs or GCSEs, there is a
wide choice of extra-curricular enrichment activities at Godalming
College.
For sports fans, in addition to basketball, theres competitive
rugby, netball, football and hockey, or, alternatively,
recreational badminton, trampolining and fitness training.
The colleges performance company, ClassAction, has opportunities
in the spotlight or backstage, and there are dance clubs, music
ensembles and bands. For the adventurous, a Duke of Edinburghs
Award awaits and the big outdoors also beckons on a World Challenge
expedition which could take you anywhere from China to South
America. Back on campus, other activities range from debating and
public speaking to reading groups and language clubs. The college
even has its own radio station, GCFM.
The next open evening is on 8 July.
The staff and students at Mill Chase Community Technology
College have much to be proud of at the moment with a number of new
developments
In September 2008 a new Headteacher, Mrs Jackie Adams, took over
the college from the previous Headteacher, Mr Mulcahy. The college
mantra of Putting Learning First and being at the heart of its
local community is central to everything that they do and the
school has recently been recognised as a Good School in its latest
OFSTED report (OFSTED 2009).
The college is a rapidly improving school which has just
received re-designation with the Investors in People Award in
recognition of the amazing staff who work there and a fabulous
OFSTED report which states: In this caring and supportive school,
students feel safe and achieve well.
Mrs Adams says: We are particularly pleased with this result
because it was achieved by the school based on the new Pilot
Inspection, which has raised the bar on what is expected of
schools. Because of this the final result is even more impressive.
However, we are ambitious and know that Mill Chase will be an
outstanding school in the very near future.
College Basketball squad aims highSlam dunking: Godalming
College basketball team is going for the national title
New developments for Mill Chase
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State Primary SchoolsBoys and Girls
Beacon Hill Primary School (4-11, co-ed, 185 on roll)Head: Sue
WalkerBeacon Hill Road, Beacon Hill, Hindhead, Surrey GU26 6NR
01428 605597 [email protected]
www.beacon-hill.surrey.sch.uk
Camelsdale First School (4-11, co-ed, 220 on roll)Head: Sarah
Palmer School Road, Camelsdale, Haslemere, Surrey GU27 3RN 01428
642177 [email protected]
www.camelsdale.w-sussex.sch.uk
Fernhurst Primary School (4-11, co-ed, 100 on roll)Oscars at
Fernhurst after school and holiday care 01428 652579Head: Mrs
Margaret EdwardsHaslemere Road, Fernhurst, Haslemere, Surrey GU27
3EA 01428 653144 [email protected]
www.fernhurst.w-sussex.sch.uk
Grayshott Primary School (4-10, co-ed, 200+ on roll) Head: Mr
John HillsSchool Road, Grayshott, Hindhead, Surrey GU26 6LR 01428
605596 [email protected]
www.schools.hants.org.uk/grayshott
Grayswood C of E Infant School (4-7, co-ed, 83 on roll)Head: Ms
Anne BristoweLower Road, Grayswood, Surrey GU27 2DR 01428 642086
[email protected]
Hollycombe Primary School (4-11, co-ed, 70 on roll)Headteacher:
Mrs Stephanie FiskeWardley Green, Milland, Liphook, Hampshire GU30
7LY 01428 741332 [email protected]
www.hollycombe.w-sussex.uk
Holme CE Primary School (4-11, co-ed, 121 on roll)Head: Mrs
Allison SmithOpenfields, Headley, Bordon, Hampshire GU35 8PQ 01428
714409 [email protected]
Liphook C of E Junior School (7-11, co-ed, 349 on roll)Head: Mrs
Clare WilliamsAvenue Close, Liphook, Hampshire GU30 7QE 01428
722490 [email protected]
www.liphook-jun.hants.sch.uk
Liphook Infant School (4-7 co-ed, 247 on roll)Head: Mrs Liz
ColeAvenue Close, Liphook, Hampshire GU30 7QE 01428 722036
[email protected]
Northchapel Primary School (4-11, co-ed, 70 on roll)Head: Miss
Claire MurphyPipers Lane, Northchapel, West Sussex GU28 9JA 01428
707352 [email protected]
www.northchapel.w-sussex.sch.uk
Shottermill County Junior School (7-11, co-ed, 260 on roll)Head:
Mrs Linda OBoyleLion Lane, Haslemere, Surrey GU27 1JF 01428 642096
office@shottermill-jun.surrey.sch.ukwww.shottermill-jun.surrey.sch.uk
Shottermill Infant School (4-7, co-ed, 180 on roll)Head: Mrs
Cathy Cooke Lion Lane, Shottermill, Haslemere, Surrey GU27 1JF
01428 642902 [email protected]
www.haslemere.com/schools/shottermillinfant/
St Bartholemews C of E Primary School (4-11, co-ed, 324 on
roll)Head: Paul BeachDerby Road, Haslemere, Surrey GU27 1BP 01428
643634 [email protected]
www.stbartholomews.surrey.sch.uk
State Secondary Schools
Bohunt School (11-16, co-ed, 1280 on roll)Head: Mr Neil
StrowgerLongmoor Road, Liphook, Hampshire GU30 7NY 01428
[email protected]
Mill Chase Community Technology College(11 - 16, co-ed, 735 on
roll)Head:Mrs Jacqueline AdamsMill Chase RoadBordonHampshireGU35
0ER01420 472132www.millchase.hants.sch.uk
Woolmer Hill Technology College (11-16, co-ed, 620 on roll)Head:
Mrs Sue BullenHaslemere, Surrey GU27 1QB 01428 654055
[email protected]/schools/woolmerhill
Colleges
Godalming Sixth Form College (16-19, co-ed, 1650 on roll)Head:
David AdelmanTuesley Lane, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1RS 01483 423526
[email protected] www.godalming.ac.uk
Independent Schools
Aldro (7-13, boys, 223 on roll) Head: David AstonGodalming,
Surrey GU8 6AS 01483 409020 [email protected]
Alton Convent School (2+ to 11, co-ed; 11-18, girls; 492 on
roll)Head: Mrs SE KirkhamAnstey Lane, Alton, Hampshire GU34 2NG
01420 541711 [email protected]
Amesbury Day School (2+ to 13+, co-ed, 325 on roll)Nursery,
Pre-prep and Preparatory EducationHead: Nigel Taylor MAHazel Grove,
Hindhead, Surrey GU26 6BL 01428 604322
[email protected] www.amesburyschool.co.uk
Barfield School (2+ to 13, co-ed, 250+ on roll)Head: Mr BJ Hoar
Guildford Road, Farnham, Surrey GU10 1PB 01252 782271
[email protected] www.barfieldschool.com
Barrow Hills School (3-13, co-ed, 274 on roll) Catholic
independent day school. All denominations welcome.Head: Matthew
UnsworthRoke Lane, Witley, Godalming, Surrey GU8 5NY 01428 683639
[email protected] www.barrowhills.org.uk
Bedales School (13-18, co-ed, 460 on roll)Head: Keith
BudgeSteep, Petersfield, Hampshire GU32 2DG 01730 300100
[email protected]
Bidbury for English Individual and small group, professional and
general English courses, summer school and boarding school
preparation.Head: John and Shireen WestonGreywalls House, Hillbrow,
Petersfield, Hampshire GU33 7QR 01730 894246
[email protected]
Boundary Oak School (3-13, co-ed, 157 on roll)Head: Mr Stephen
SymondsFareham, Hampshire PO17 5BL 01329 280955
[email protected]
Brookham School (3-8, co-ed, 175 on roll) Head: Diane
GardinerHighfield Lane, Liphook, Hampshire GU30 7LQ 01428 722005
[email protected] www.brookhamschool.co.uk
Charterhouse (13-18, boys; 16-18, girls, 735+ on roll)Head: Rev
JS WitheridgeGodalming, Surrey GU7 2DJ 01483 291501
[email protected] www.charterhouse.org.uk
Churchers College (4-18, co-ed; 226 in junior, 730 in senior on
roll)Head: Mr SHL WilliamsRamshill, Petersfield, Hampshire GU31 4AS
01730 263033 [email protected]
Conifers School (2-11, co-ed, 70+ on roll)Head: Mrs J Peel
Preparatory school for girls and boys in Easebourne near Midhurst,
West Sussex GU29 9BG 01730 813243 [email protected]
Ditcham Park School (4-16, co-ed, day, 349 on roll)Head: Mrs KS
MortonPetersfield, Hampshire GU31 5RN 01730 825659
[email protected]
Dunannie (3-8, co-ed, 90 on roll)Head: Katie PotterAlton Road,
Steep, Petersfield, Hampshire GU32 2DP 01730 300400
[email protected]
Dunhurst (8-13, co-ed, 200 on roll)Head: Penny WatkinsAlton
Road, Steep, Petersfield, Hampshire GU32 2DP 01730 300200
[email protected]
Edgeborough (2-13, co-ed, 350 on roll)Head: Mrs MA
JacksonFarnham, Surrey GU10 3AH 01252 792495
[email protected]
Frensham Heights (3-18, co-ed, day/boarding, 500 on roll)Head:
Mr A FisherFarnham, Surrey GU10 4EA 01252 792561
[email protected]
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Great Ballard School (2+ to 13, co-ed, day/weekly boarding, 200
approx on roll) Head: Mr Richard JenningsEartham, nr Chichester,
West Sussex PO18 0LR 01243 814236 [email protected]
www.greatballard.co.uk
Guildford High School for Girls (4-18, 930 on roll) Head: Mrs
Fiona BoultonGuildford, Surrey GU1 1SJ 01483
[email protected]
Haslemere Preparatory School (4-13, boys, day) Head: Patrick
WenhamThe Heights, Hill Road, Haslemere, Surrey GU27 2JP 01428
642350 [email protected] www.haslemereprep.co.uk
Highfield School (8-13, co-ed prep, day/boarding, 221 on
roll)Head: PGS EvittHighfield Lane, Liphook, Hampshire GU30 7LQ
01428 728000 [email protected]
www.highfieldschool.org.uk
King Edwards School (11-18, co-ed, day/boarding) Offers the
International BaccalaureateHead: PK Fulton-PeeblesWitley,
Godalming, Surrey GU8 5SG 01428 686735
[email protected] www.kesw.surrey.sch.uk
Kingscourt School (2+ to 11, co-ed, 180 on roll)Head: Mrs J
EastonCatherington, Hampshire PO8 9NJ 02392 593251
[email protected]
KumonMaths and English learning programmes for children of any
age and abilityInstructor: Carole Coulson-Gilmer01428 642863
www.kumon.co.uk
Lanesborough School (3-13, boys, 335 on roll)Head: Mrs Clare
TurnbullGuildford, Surrey GU1 2EL 01483 880650
[email protected]
Lavant House (3-18, girls, 165 on roll)Head: Mrs Marian
ScottChichester, West Sussex PO18 9AB 01243 527211
[email protected]
Longacre School (2-11, co-ed, 235 on roll)Head: Mark Beach
Guildford, Surrey GU5 0NQ 01483 893225
[email protected] www.longacre.surrey.sch.uk
Mayville High School (6mths-16yrs, co-ed, taught separately, 455
on roll)Head: Mrs L OwensSouthsea, Hampshire PO5 2PE 02392 734847
[email protected]
Meoncross School (2-16, co-ed, approx 400 on roll)Head: Mr CJ
FordFareham, Hampshire PO14 2EF 01329 662182
[email protected]
More House School (9-18, boys, 300 on roll)Head: BJ
HuggettFarnham, Surrey GU10 3AP 01252 792303
[email protected]
Oakwood School(2-11, co-ed, 280 on roll)Head: Johnnie
KittermasterChichester, West Sussex PO18 9AN 01243 575209
[email protected] www.oakwoodschool.co.uk
Portsmouth High School (3-18, girls, 600 on roll)Head: Mrs J
CloughSouthsea, Hampshire PO5 3EQ 02392 826714
[email protected]
Prebendal School (3-13, co-ed, pre-prep and prep, 240 on roll)
Head: Timothy CannellWest Street, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1RT
01243 782026 [email protected]
www.prebendalschool.org.uk
Princes Mead School (2+ to 11, co-ed, 230 on roll)Head: Miss P
KirkWinchester, Hampshire SO21 1AN 01962 888000
[email protected]
Priors Field School (11-18, girls, 370 approx on roll) Head: Mrs
JA RosebladeGodalming, Surrey GU7 2RH 01483 810551
[email protected] www.priorsfieldschool.com
Rookesbury Park School (2 to 13, co-ed, day/boarding, under 100
on roll)Head: Mrs P Harris-BurlandWickham, Hampshire PO17 6HT 01329
833108 [email protected]
Royal Grammar School Guildford (11-18, boys, 903 on roll)Head:
Dr JM CoxGuildford, Surrey GU1 3BB 01483 880600
[email protected]
Rydes Hill Preparatory (3-7, co-ed; 7-11, girls, 150 on
roll)Head: Mrs Stephanie BellGuildford, Surrey GU2 8BP 01483 563160
[email protected] www.rydeshill.com
Seaford College (10-18, co-ed, 540 on roll)Head: TJ
MullinsLavington Park, Petworth, West Sussex GU28 0NB 01798 867392
[email protected]
St Catherines Preparatory School (4-11, girls, 256 on roll)Head:
Mrs K JefferiesGuildford, Surrey GU5 0DF 01483 899665
[email protected]
St Catherines School (11-18, girls, 580 on roll)Head: Mrs AM
PhillipsGuildford, Surrey GU5 0DF 01483 893363
[email protected]
St Edmunds Schools (2-13, co-ed, prep)Head: Adam
WallikerPortsmouth Road, Hindhead, Surrey GU26 6BH 01428 609875
[email protected] www.saintedmunds.co.uk
St Hilarys School (2-7, co-ed; 7-11, girls, 289 on roll)Head:
Mrs S BailesHolloway Hill, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1RZ 01483 416551
[email protected] www.sthilarysschool.com
St Ives School (Co-ed nursery; 3-11, girls, 150 on roll)Head:
Sian Cattaneo Three Gates Lane, Haslemere, Surrey GU27 2ES 01428
643734 [email protected] www.stiveshaslemere.com
St Johns College (2-18, co-ed, 600 on roll)Head: Mr N Thorne
Southsea, Hampshire PO5 3QW 02392 815118
[email protected]
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St Margarets School and The Nursery School at St Margarets (2-4,
co-ed nursery; 4-11, co-ed, 168 on roll)Head: Sister M Joseph Clare
Petersfield Road, Midhurst, West Sussex GU29 9JN 01730 813956
[email protected]
St Swithuns School (11-18, girls, 480 on roll)Head: Dr HL
HarveyWinchester, Hampshire SO21 1HA 01962 835700
[email protected] www.stswithuns.com
St Swithuns Junior School (3-7, co-ed; 7-11, girls, 180 on
roll)Head: Mrs P GrimesWinchester, Hampshire SO21 1HA 01962 835700
[email protected] www.stswithuns.com
Stepping Stones School (8-16, co-ed)A small independent school
for children experiencing difficulties in mainstream
education.Learning Facilitator: Neil ClarkTower Road, Hindhead,
Surrey GU26 6SU 01428 609083 [email protected]
www.steppingstones.org.uk
The Pilgrims School (7-13, boys, 215 on roll)Head: The Rev Dr BA
ReesWinchester, Hampshire SO23 9LT 01962 854189
[email protected]
The Portsmouth Grammar School (3-18, co-ed, 1500 on roll)Head:
Mr James PrioryPortsmouth, Hampshire PO1 2LN 02392 360036
[email protected] www.pgs.org.uk
The Royal School (0-2, daycare; 2-4, co-ed nursery; 4-18,
girls)Head: Mrs L Taylor-GoobyFarnham Lane, Haslemere, Surrey GU27
1HQ 01428 603052 [email protected]
www.royal-school.org
Tormead School (4-18, girls, 700+ on roll)Head: Mrs Susan
MarksGuildford, Surrey GU1 2JD 01483 575101
[email protected] www.tormeadschool.org.uk
Treloar College (16-25s with disabilities, co-ed, 180 on
roll)Head: Mrs Pat TeagueLondon Road, Holybourne, Alton, Hampshire
GU34 4EN 01420 547400 [email protected]
Treloar School (7-16s with
disabilities, co-ed, 180 on roll)Head: Mr Harry DicksUpper
Froyle, Alton, Hampshire GU34 4LA 01420 526400
[email protected]
Twyford School (3-13, co-ed, 300 on roll)Head: Dr D
LivingstoneWinchester, Hamphire SO21 1NW 01962 712269
[email protected]
Westbourne House (2+ to 13, co-ed, 420 on roll)Head: Mr BG
Law
Chichester, West Sussex PO20 2BH 01243 782739
[email protected]
West Hill Park (2+ to 13, co-ed)Head: Mr EPK
HudsonTitchfield, Fareham, Hampshire PO14 4BS 01329 840405
[email protected]
Winchester College
(13-18, boys, 675 on roll)Head: Dr Ralph TownsendWinchester,
Hampshire SO23 9NA 01962 621247 admissions@
winchestercollege.co.uk
Wykeham House School (2+ to 16, girls, 250 on roll)Head: Mrs LR
ClarkeFareham, Hampshire PO16 0BW 01329 280178
[email protected]
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Letting bucks the trend PROPERTY
The local lettings market is very strong, says Nicholas Harding
at Keats Haslemere. The main priorities of tenants are that they
can move where they want to and live where they want to. Buyers
tend to stay in the same house for 5-10 years, while the average
let lasts 6-12 months.
Availability of homes to let is high, and Keats has some 60
houses to let on their books, compared with 20-30 in a more typical
market. Typical lettings prices in this area are from 695 per
calendar month (pcm) for a two-bedroom property and between 1500
and 2,000 pcm for a family house.
Nicholas adds: Career-minded tenants look for the flexibility
which letting gives them. Since last June there has been an overall
reduction of 10 per cent in rental values.
Keats Haslemere, which opened its lettings department in 1992,
operates around Haslemere, Godalming, Farnham and Liphook. Keats
branches in Alton, Midhurst and Petersfield have their own lettings
operations.
Another trend noted by Nicholas Harding has been the appearance
of reluctant landlords developers or builders unable to sell. Buy
to let owners are surfacing again but they are only interested in
properties where they can achieve a yield of at least five per
cent.
In general terms, he said, financing was proving the most
difficult problem in this property downturn. In previous times, in
the Eighties and Nineties, finance for property was still available
although prices dropped. Now people have been driven underground
and there is a reduced volume of property on the market.
Confidence has been hit everywhere and expectations are lower.
There are good buyers for houses in the range of 500,000 to 1
million. Indeed, earlier this year, we had multiple bidders on one
house. However, there is not enough activity from the bottom and my
30 years of experience has shown that a healthy property market is
based on the first time buyer. When they can purchase this breaks
the chains and frees the second- and third-time buyers.
At the same time, he added, lower interest rates have reduced
peoples outgoings so that they are choosing to tighten their belts
and stay put instead of putting their house on the market. It seems
to me that many people are staying at home with their parents and
saving for their deposit. At least there are not many repossessions
this time, whereas in 1992-93 we were involved in many more of
those.Keats Haslemere, 01428 641111
Property Services (Haslemere) Limited was set up in Haslemere in
1970 in its present West Street offices and, during almost 40
years, has seen many downturns come and go.
This recession is unusual, said Denise Gardiner, Principal, in
that there is less activity in the family house market whilst the
smaller houses and flats are continuing to let very well. Usually,
families who want to move into Haslemere will sell their house and
rent locally while they are looking to buy but the slowdown in
house sales has affected this market.
Also, families who are currently in a rented property will tend
to stay there rather than move into a different area or larger
rental property to sit out the recession because of the costs
involved in moving so, as a consequence, the number of family
houses on the market available to rent has reduced.
The agency, which has seven staff, was originally founded to
provide a letting and management service for business executives,
military or foreign office personnel who were posted abroad and
wanted
to let their homes in the Surrey, Hampshire and West Sussex
areas.
Our company was set up at a time when the letting industry was
in its infancy, said Denise Gardiner. We have always specialised in
quality homes for discerning landlords and tenants, who often come
to us by word of mouth recommendation because we are known for
providing the highest quality tenant selection and property
management service.
We still have houses in our managed portfolio which have been
with us for 20 years. We normally cover an area within about 30
minutes drive of Haslemere which currently spreads as far south as
Byworth and out to Farnham, Guildford and Midhurst.
While Property Services tend to deal in the top end of the
market, the agency is also doing very well in mid-market
properties. Since the recession started we have done a huge amount
of business in this middle market which is helping us to stay ahead
of target.Property Services, 01428 651241
The Property Services Haslemere team: Back row L-R: Shonda
Underwood, Director, and Denise Gardiner, Proprietor/MD Front row L
- R: Emily Gardiner, Sarah Ellis
The Keats team, from L R: Jennifer Harding, Martine Downes,
Nicholas Harding, Deborah Raggett, Maralyn Johnson
The lettings market in the Haslemere area is proving strong.
Nick Keith speaks to local experts
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PROPERTY
Since opening in 1992, Keats Letting has become one of the
major
agencies in the area offering a personal and high quality
service.
Our experienced and professional staff provide a full management
or
tenant find service for hundreds of properties in Haslemere,
Grayshott
and Liphook.
For advice and information please contact us at our office in
the centre
of Haslemere High Street.
Were here to help
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Tel: 01428 641111
Email: [email protected]
www.keats.biz
Associated letting offices:
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PROPERTY
GRAYSWOOD : 2,950 pcm Superbly refurbished furnished character
cottage with 1 bed annexe and overlooking elds. Fabulous kitchen,
total of 4 reception rooms, 4 beds, 2 baths. Managed gardens,
electric gates, 2 terraces, storage
barn, lots of parking.
FARNHAM : 2,850 pcm Substantial family home in exclusive,
peaceful and sought-after
area South of the town. Set in almost 1 acre level gardens. 4
receps inc large conservatory, sep study, 4 beds, 2 new
bathrooms,
dble gge, sheds, lots of parking on gated driveway.
FERNHURST : 1,800 pcmBrand new, high spec spacious family home
in small quiet close
of 5 new houses. 3 good receps, huge kit/breakfast room, 4
beds,3 bath/shwrs. Level landscaped garden, ample parking.
CHIDDINGFOLD : 1,700 pcmLovely barn conversion surrounded on 3
sides by elds only 10 mins
drive to Haslemere mainline stn. Lots of exposed beams, polished
wood rs & spacious exible accommodation. Barn room, dining
room, 4 beds, 2 bath/shwrs, kit/breakfast rm, gardens, gated
parking.
GRAYSWOOD : 965 pcmElegant Edwardian semi-detached house quietly
located on
The Mount opposite woods. Lovely distant rear views,
landscapedgarden. Stylishly refurbished throughout. 2 receps, open
re, nice
kitchen, 2 double beds, bathroom plus shower cubicle. Kerb
parking.
HASLEMERE : 750 pcm Unique location in peaceful wooded area with
stream running through cottage garden, mid-terraced cottage with
sitting room,
eat-in kitchen, grd r bathroom, 2 rst oor bedrooms. Easy
parking.
Sue Crossley, founder of the Country House Company, said: There
is very strong demand across the board, especially for the
mid-market family house. The market is very competitive, but, in
the last quarter, we have let a lot of houses, more than usual.
Having retired as a land agent,
Sue was persuaded by friends to return to the discipline 10
years ago when she founded the firm as a lettings agency. She now
employs six staff, and we are as busy as we can possibly be, with a
service which includes residential sales.
We specialize in good quality country homes, often large
houses
in rural or village situations. They have to be in the top
bracket in terms of presentation, Sue explains.
Some people are coming from town and looking for a weekend
retreat, and on the other hand we have houses for 10,000 pcm or
more. People are going for those as well as the two-bedroom village
cottages of around the 900 pcm mark.
The firm covers a wide area, centred in Surrey and Hampshire,
and stretching out to Berkshire, Dorset and West Sussex. In the
Haslemere area, houses to let include a five-bedroom contemporary
house with equestrian facilities for 2995 pcm; a three-bedroom
cottage beautifully restored by the owners in Grayswood for around
1900 pcm; and a luxury two-bedroom apartment in a historic country
house (with a tennis court and large grounds) for 1750 pcm.Country
House Company, 02392 632275
Hamptons International enjoyed record levels of activity in the
lettings market in 2008. "The Haslemere/Surrey area was no
exception," said Olivia Pegrum, Senior Lettings Manager. "The
start of 2009 has been equally busy, with interest in letting as an
alternative to selling continuing to boost stock registers and
attract high levels of good quality prospective tenants.
"As the global markets continue suffer, the international
relocation of executives for corporate tenancies has been somewhat
restricted - so landlords are reliant more on private individuals.
Here, the market is flourishing; there will always be a requirement
for those wanting to test a location prior to buying, move in to a
specific catchment area or simply to move to the country without
committing to a purchase, especially in the current climate.
"The areas in and around Haslemere are particularly attractive
for these tenants, due to the fabulous local schools and the
stunning countryside coupled with the proximity to London. However,
with high levels of stock and plenty of market-savvy tenants out to
secure a deal, landlords need to be realistic and price their
properties competitively in order to make the most of the buoyant
market."Hamptons International, 01483 514 602
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Haslemere Festival all set for 2009
EVENTS
This year Haslemere Festival takes in five major birthdays,
starting with the 200th anniversary of the birth of Alfred (Lord)
Tennyson. His poetry and presence in the town provide a central
theme for the 18-day festival from 14 to 31 May, covering two weeks
and three weekends.
This year the festival features national stars such as Pam
Ayres, Jacqui Dankworth, and the Manfreds (with Paul Jones). Events
include popular, classical, folk and jazz music; cycling races and
helicopter tours; concerts and comedy; magic theatre and dance;
banqueting and wine tasting; arts, poetry and talent competitions,
talks and walks.
This year the festival is deliberately broader, says Hamish
Donaldson, a retired merchant banker who has lived in Haslemere for
35 years and is one of the organizers. We want to appeal to people
of all ages and with a variety of interests. We have some extremely
exciting appearances if people look beyond the headline acts.
Two laureates will be in Haslemere on
Friday 22 May: Michael Rosen, the Childrens
Laureate, appears at 10am and 1.30pm;
and Andrew Motion, the
Poet Laureate, attends the Tennyson Gala Dinner in the
evening.
The Festival features a host of local entertainers,
many of whom have
become familiar at the festival.
Among scores of exciting acts from
further afield are Magic Mikey, comedian Jimmy Cricket,
and guitar whisperer Richard Durrant but they are only three
from so many.
The original Haslemere Festival in the Twenties and Thirties
established an international reputation for early English music,
but it lapsed. The millennium in 2000 saw a local celebration. And,
in 2003, Tony Goldman (Chairman of the Haslemere Musical Society),
Hamish Donaldson, Don Stacey and others joined forces to organize a
new event in honour of local talent.
The Dolmetsch family, who owned the rights to the Haslemere
Festival, gave the green light for its revival and the first modern
version was held in 2004, followed by another in 2006. The third
festival was delayed to this year to take in
all those anniversaries the other four involve Conan Doyle (born
150 years ago), the arrival of the railway (150 years), the
Haslemere Society (125 years), and the Scouts (100 years).
For 2009, the organizers have invited people to become Friends
of the Festival attracting 120 donors who have contributed to the
60,000 budget. They have also won sponsorship from the Haslemere
Herald, Balfour Beatty, Haslemere Initiative, Haslemere Town
Haslemere Festival promises to be bigger, broader and better in
2009. By Nick Keith
Catch them at this years Festival: Jacqui Dankworth (above)
and Pam Ayres(below)
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EVENTS
Council, South West Trains, Surrey Community Foundation &
Haslemere Challice Fund, and Waverley Borough Council.
You can book tickets for many events at Haslemere Hall,
01428
642161. For information, call Haslemere Visitor Information
Centre, 01428 645425. For the full programme go to:
www.haslemerefestival.org.uk
Spotlight on youthThe festival programme is full of
opportunities to see young local talent, starting with the concert
by local schools and Opera South at 3pm on 14 May. May 20th sees
the final of the Haslemere Young Instrumentalists and on 22 May
four local Indie Bands perform at Woolmer Hill College. There are
many more events for and including young people.
Haslemeres Got TalentOne of the festival highlights will be
Haslemeres Got Talent at Haslemere Hall on Sunday 24 May. Acts will
include music, comedy, dance and novelty (but no animals are
allowed).
Auditions start at 10am and the final at 6pm. The judges
Nicola
Gardner, Ray Murphy and Steve Parker will choose the top 3 from
10 finalists, and then the audience will vote which is the best
entertainer.
See Whats On for the programme highlights,
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Alfred Lord TennysonBorn in Lincolnshire on 6 August 1809,
Alfred Ten-nyson went up to Cambridge in 1827. His first major book
of verse including the Lady of Shalott was published in 1833. At
Cambridge he met Arthur Hallam, whose early death led to Tennysons
In Me-moriam, which was published in 1850, the same year he was
made Poet Laureate and mar-ried Emily Smallwood.
Tennyson was prompted to move to Aldworth, Haslemere, from the
Isle of Wight because the success of his work led to an invasion of
his privacy. He accepted a barony in 1883, and in October 1892 he
died at Aldworth, which had seen the final output of poems
(including The Holy Grail).
Committee members ready for the festival, from L R: Don Stacey,
James Rapp, Linda Donaldson, Paul Ashton, Tony Gold-berg, Marcus
Ross, Hamish Donaldson, Melanie Odell, James Ewing, Brian
Howard
Courtesy of Haslemere Educational Museum
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Hot stuff at Caf Bistro
GRAYSHOTT NEWS
Staff at Caf Bistro at Grayshott Pottery are sporting a new
uniform as part of an ongoing marketing upgrade. Having a new,
informal look, says Ausra Mackeviciute, Manager of the Caf Bistro,
has made us more recognisable to our customers and we feel more
like a team. Grayshott Pottery, School Road, Grayshott, GU26, 01428
604 404
Karl Jenkins delights Grayshott
A grand evening: Composer Karl Jenkins leaves the stage followed
by ethnic soloist, Belinda Sykes. The concert was staged in March
by Grayshott Concerts at St Lukes Church with the Excelsis Choir
and the new Grayshott Festival Orchestra. The next Grayshott
Concerts event is Mozart on the Ivories with international star
pianist, Howard Shelley, and the London Mozart Players on Friday 8
May 2009. Grayshott Concerts, 01428 606666,
www.grayshottconcerts.co.uk
The nationally acclaimed Greening Campaign has arrived in
Grayshott
The Greening Campaign was founded in Petersfield by Terena
Plowright in an effort to show towns and villages a greener and
cheaper way to consume energy, thus reducing carbon footprints and
energy consumption.
The scheme brings residents, local groups, schools and councils
together to take on a series of small initiatives, from switching
off lights when they are not in use to putting on an extra layer as
opposed to using heating in the home.
There are now 20 groups in Hampshire and Surrey, and a further
80 groups nationwide as far as Devon and Wales. The campaign has
just received 10,000 from Hampshire County Council, which Terena
explains as pivotal to the ongoing success of the Greening
Campaign.
The first greening meeting in Grayshott took place on 21 March,
with refreshments along with a number of giveaways to help with
various greening challenges.
Children from local schools displayed posters featuring ideas on
global challenges.
For more information on the Greening Campaign in Grayshott,
email [email protected]
Grayshott goes green
Best dressed
Congratulations to Sheila Kirby of Enchantment, for winning the
prestigious title of Best Dressed Shop in Grayshott.
Sheila pipped Blaze House Art, Gallery One and Kaighin and
Daughter to the post where an independent mystery shopper was sent
out to make the difficult
decision between the four.
Judging takes place twice a year with marks awarded for
cleanliness, shop display and general appearance.
Shelia is delighted to be crowned winner for the year, and
commented on how pleased she was that the efforts of so many in the
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COMMUNITY
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From humble beginnings in 1970, WGM has grown to one of the
country's largest suppliers of garden and specialist machinery.
With four locations and a dedicated forestry and commercial grounds
care division, we can offer full spares and service back up for
most makes of machinery. Each branch, Sunningdale, Liss and two
locations in Winchester display Each branch, Sunningdale, Liss and
two locations in Winchester display over 600 different products,
offering you the customer excellent choice and professional advice.
From a 50,000 Compact Tractor to a 29.00 electric Line Trimmer, you
will always receive the enthusiasm and professional service that
has made Winchester Garden Machinery one of the largest and well
respected garden machinery dealers in the UK.
Cycle of Life
Jon Taylor and PC Swindle have provided approximately 30 bikes
to schoolchildren in the Haslemere area so far
A new bike-recycling programme will help children in Haslemere
schools to restore unwanted bikes to working order to take home
Surrey County Council Youth worker Jon Taylor has been joined
by
Haslemeres PC Swindell to take this programme, originally
established in the Skillway workshops in Godalming, to schools in
and around the local area.
The local police in Godalming have provided no ownership
bicycles to the Skillway workshops for many years.
Providing these bikes to local schools in Haslemere has many
spin-offs for young people, says Jon. They are actively involved in
a very green project, learn to fix and maintain pushbikes, are
encouraged to use them to help develop a healthy lifestyle and,
best of all, it costs nothing!
So far, Jon and PC Swindell have provided around 30 bikes to
both Woolmer Hill and Rodborough schools, and are helping Unstead
Park School, which also uses Skillway, to set up a mountain bike
club.
Jon is also developing this project in conjunction with a Surrey
County Council youth project. Approximately 20 bikes have been set
aside for restoration by young people aged 13 to 19. They will work
on the bikes for a month and use their bikes for the Mountain Bike
Day at the Haslemere Festival later this month.
Contact Jon on 07891564781 or email
[email protected].
Haslemere Stroke ClubEstablished in 1990, Haslemere Stroke Club
operates from Holy Cross Hospital every Wednesday afternoon from
2-4pm. At present the club has some 18 members and seven
volunteers
It is open to anyone in the area who has had a stroke mild or
severe. Transport can usually be arranged for members, including
those in wheelchairs.
The clubs main aim is companionship, with group physiotherapy
with piano accompaniment. A highly qualified physiotherapist visits
each week. It offers refreshments, chat, games, quizzes, bingo,
boccia, poetry-reading and a weekly raffle. Every other week there
is outside entertainment, including visits from Haslemere Museum,
Music for Hospitals, St. Ives School Choir and other singers and
instrumentalists.
It has many travel and wildlife slide shows as well as
interesting and varied talks on local history; The Royal Household,
ghosts of Haslemere, and on being a prison governor, a Wimbledon
umpire, or a chimney sweep! Outings include a summer and a
Christmas lunch with carols, and frequent visits to the Hindhead
School of Music.
Contact Julia Scholfield on 01428 643966Members of the Haslemere
Stroke Club at the AGM in March at Holy Cross Hospital
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In 2009 Chichester Festival Theatre has an extended season
following the success of last years Festival, with Felicity Kendal
starring in the opening production from March to April
Kendall has the lead in The Last Cigarette, an adaptation of the
memoirs of the late Simon Gray, award-winning playwright and
diarist, which was completed before his death last summer. Directed
by Richard Eyre, former Artistic Director of the National Theatre,
the production opened in the Minerva Theatre in 11 March and runs
until 11 April.This dark comedy has been adapted by Hugh Whitemore
and Gray, as he is forced to look his own mortality in the eye. It
also stars Nicholas Le Prevost and Jasper Britton.
Diana Rigg returns to Chichester as Judith Bliss in Nol Cowards
Hay Fever, the comedy of bad manners. in the Festival Theatre from
9 April to 2 May. Simon Williams plays her husband David Bliss, and
the director is Nikolai Foster.
Ronald Harwoods Taking Sides and Collaboration return to the
Minerva Theatre from 28 April to 16 May after playing to full
houses and critical acclaim in Festival 08. The two plays, directed
by Philip Franks, appear before a West End run, with the same cast,
headed by Michael Pennington.
Written as companion pieces, separate plays designed to
complement each other, Collaboration and Taking Sides both explore
the fine line between collaboration and betrayal during the Second
World War.
Festival 08 exceeded all box office targets, playing to over 86%
capacity. Since Jonathan Church was appointed Artistic Director in
October 2005 alongside Executive Director, Alan Finch, audiences
have risen from 106,000 in Festival 05 to over 174,000 in Festival
08.
Chichester Festival Theatre: Box Office,
01243 781312
www.cft.org.ukFor full Chichester Festival listings, visit our
online Whats On Diary at www.lifeinpetersfield.co.uk
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Chichester Theatre 2009All lit up (l to r): Felicity Kendal ,
Jasper Britton and Nicholas Le Prevost in The Last Cigarette, which
runs at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester, until 11 April. Photograph
by Manuel Harlan.
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BUSINESS NEWS
Haslemere has reacted to the recession with purpose and a strong
sense of community spirit, says Simon Labrow, President of the
Haslemere & District Chamber of Trade and Industry. Its tough
for business, of course, but there have been no major casualties in
the retail.
He believes there is plenty for the town to look forward to,
starting with the St Georges Day celebrations on 23 April when
there will be a real white charger and a dragon. These community
events are well supported by local businesses, adds Simon. Its by
working together
that we get through times like these.The next day (24 April)
sees the Chambers annual Business Awards
(see below), and these are handed out after the AGM at a gala
dinner, this year at Branksome Place. There are nine awards this
year new categories have been added for Best Eatery and the Best
Employee.
Another important boost for the community will come in May when
Waitrose opens its new supermarket in West Street where Somerfields
used to be. I think Waitrose and Haslemere are going to get on very
well indeed, says Simon Labrow.
New venue and new categories for the chamber awards this
year.
The annual awards organized for members by the Haslemere&
District Chamber of Trade have proved so successful that this year
they have been moved to a bigger venue, Branksome Place.
In difficult economic times it is even more important to promote
your business to both existing and potential customers, says Simon
Labrow, President of the Chamber. Entering the awards
only costs you a little time.This year we have added three
additional categories, including the Peoples Choice to be voted
on by the general public (through the Haslemere Herald).
The nine awards are:Best New Business (Sponsored by SilverBlue
Tours)For business set up in the last two years and / or members
new to the chamber in the last 12 months
Exciting times for Haslemere Chamber
Life in Haslemere would like to extend a warm welcome to Melissa
King who is set to take over from Simon Labrow as President of the
Haslemere Chamber of Commerce.
The transition will take place on 24 April at the Chamber AGM,
before the Presidents Dinner and Business Awards.
All Change
A happy bunch: The winners from the 2008 Chamber Awards
Looking good: From L R, Brian Howard, Melanie Odell and Simon
Labrow
Business Awards 2009
Customer Service Award(Haslemere Preparatory School).Greenest
Local Company (Haslemere Health Foods)Most Innovative Marketing
Campaign(J L Nobbs)Business Personality of the Year(Marley
Flowers)Most Pro-Active Business in the Community(Wispers
Educational Trust)Employee of the Year(A&N Accountants)Best
Eatery(Eden Hair & Beauty)
The Peoples Choice Award(The Haslemere Herald)For more
information and to attend the event,
visit:www.haslemerechamber.co.uk
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Place, Hindhead Road, Haslemere, GU27 3PLPrice: 29.95 pp (cheque to
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Rogate-based organic beef farm Rother Valley Organics are
grazing their herds with a difference in Surrey.
Farm owners, Shon and Simon Sprackling, have forged a
partnership with the National Trust to graze their cattle on
Blackdown, near Haslemere, with approximately 30 cattle over 300
acres of woodland.
The cattle do a fantastic job of keeping the weed trees down
over the land, says Shon. Although the fencing process of the land
took a considerable amount of time, the cattle, who roam freely
across
the terrain, are happy, and not upsetting local cyclists and
horse-riders.
Rother Valley Organics is a family-run business headed by Shon
and Simon. The farm is all around from Rogate to Thorney Island,
arguably some of the finest organic grazing in the country.
Additionally Shon and Simon farm land at Abingdon and Queen
Elizabeth Country Park in Hampshire.
Rother Valley meat is hung on the butchery on the premises where
traditional master butchers cut, prepare and present the meat.
Optegra Eye Care, a new clinic situated on the Surrey Research
Park in Guildford, are partnering with Chandlers and a small group
of independent practices who are now able to offer pre-screening
for those interested in laser correction.
Martin Chandler, founder of Chandlers Opticians, says: Optegra
have placed an outstanding level of sophisticated equipment within
our practices in Haslemere, Godalming and Bordon.
Suitability can be assessed, without any pressures to commit, in
an optometric environment which many will
already have used for eye care for themselves or their
families.
Chandlers Opticians welcome both new and existing patients who
are keen to discuss any method of vision correction and are happy
to give impartial advice and appropriate referrals as clinical
results dictate.
We try to deliver the very best eye care that is right for all
patients and feel it is important to always be open minded to the
potential of new methods of visual correction both now and in the
future, adds Martin.
Chandlers Opticians, 2 Charter Walk (off West Street), GU27 2AD,
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SPORT
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Skipper Jon Larbeys 1st XI will be hoping to continue their form
of the last third of the season which saw them become a surprising
threat to all-comers and narrowly missing promotion, too.
After last years exciting season the 2nd XI, under new captain
Ian Futcher, are aiming to rekindle the fire that they were on when
they stormed to the top of their League Division before fizzling
out, somewhat, and just failing to be promoted.
Both squads are fit and raring to go, although Leigh Thayres
troublesome shin may prevent him from being available. These days,
Haslemere can count on the clubs youngsters to fill the gaps. The
policy of rearing top-class players from the colt stage certainly
paid off for the club in 2008 and, this season, the under-10 and
under-13 teams are hoping for success in the Robin Dibdin and
Maurice Dixon competitions, respectively.
There are plenty of Sunday fixtures in 2009, too, including
several 6-a-side competitions and friendlies against local sides
such as Liphook, Hindhead and Grayswood whom we dont meet in the
league. One challenge will be the game against a IAnson League
representative XI on Sunday 21 June.
If you want to join in, then there are indoor nets for everyone
over 10 at Amesbury School, every Friday at 6.30pm. For the
under-10s there is a practice session from 3.30 to 4.30 every
Sunday at The Edge. If you want to keep up with news of the club,
see the website at haslemerecc.co.uk.
Haslemeres outdoor fat loss and toning group at the Haslemere
Recreation Ground began at the end of March. The group meets every
Monday and Thursday at 7am until 23 April.
Sessions are 8 each, and groups will be between 8 and 15 people.
For more
information contact Heather Gillam at Fitbiz Training on 07967
995416 or email: [email protected]
Cat Jarman will be test-driving the fat-burning exercise
programme, full details and results will be published in the next
issue of Life In Haslemere.
High hopes for HaslemereExpectations are high around town for
Haslemere Cricket Club in 2009. By Jo Morley
Chris Sturt is a prime example of
Haslemere CCs thriving young
talent pool.
In 2009 Grayshott Cricket Club has cause for a double
celebration: 50 years of youth cricket and, for the fourth year in
succession, an invitation to be one of Hampshires 37 Focus Clubs.
By Graham Sampson
To celebrate 50 years of youth cricket, Grayshott under-10s play
a Hampshire under-10 XI on 31 May. Then on Sunday 7 June the
Grayshott club hosts an under-12 county fixture between Hampshire
and Sussex.
Eight youth sides are in action this year the highest number
fielded by the club at under-9, under-10, under-11, under-13,
under-15, and, for the first time in several years, at under-17
level. The club aims to develop girls cricket and so runs girls
teams at under-11 and under-13.
There is the prospect of more cricket than ever before, as
Grayshott again fields four adult Saturday XIs in the IAnson Cup
competition. The ladies, again
captained by Sam Rance, have a side for the third successive
year in the Hampshire League; and they are always keen to attract
more to the game.
Leading the first XI this year is Gary Hunt, stepping up from
vice captain last year, as is Stuart Balfour who becomes captain of
the second XI. Gary Phillimore is the new captain of the third
XI.
The club has had its most intensive indoor coaching sessions yet
this winter. The younger players have reaped the benefits as 16
have been selected for the South East Hampshire District League
squads.
Grayshott CC is keen to attract new members, particularly girls
and ladies. Anyone interested should call club Captain Simon
Whitley on 07810 010514, or visit the clubs website:
www.grayshottcc.co.uk
Grayshott celebrates
The victorious Grayshott under-9s who won the Two Counties Youth
League in 2008 for the second successive year
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WHATS ON
APRILThursday 2 AprilHaslemere in Stitches: The story of a
rugVenue: Oriental Rug Gallery, 82 Wey HillTime: 10am-8pmPrice:
FreeContact: 01428 656657
3 April -1 November Art and Memory: exhibition of 53 works on
memorial themes newly commissioned by the Memorial Arts Charity
Venue: West Dean Gardens, nr Chichester.Time: 10.30am5pm daily
Price: 6.75 for adults. Concessions avail-able.Contact: 01243
818210
Saturday 4 AprilLocal Alzheimers Society Spring FairVenue:
Haslewey Community Centre, Lion Green Time: 10am-2pm Contact: Ros
Maule, 01428 652238
Sunday 5 AprilFarmers MarketVenue: Haslemere High Street
AreaTime: 10am-1.30pm Contact: 01483 523088
www.waverley.gov.uk/farmersmarket
Tuesday 7 AprilHaslemere Society125th Anniversary Spring
Meeting. Talk by Sue Saville, Regi